Émilie Castonguay (born 1984) is a Canadian ice hockey executive and the assistant general manager for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). A former sports agent, she is the only Canadian woman to have been certified as a player agent by the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA).[1]
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| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) | ||||||||||||||||
| Education | J.D., Université de Montréal, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Organization | Vancouver Canucks | ||||||||||||||||
| Title | Assistant general manager (2022–) | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editCastonguay spent her early childhood living in the Pointe-Claire municipality of the urban agglomeration of Montreal. Her parents divorced when she was young and her father moved to the Outremont borough of Montreal, where she began playing youth hockey with boys.[2]
Her play ultimately earned a scholarship to study at Niagara University and play with the Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey program. During her college ice hockey career (2005 to 2009), she typically played on the third-line and amassed a total of 23 points across 121 NCAA games. Though she was not a star player on the team, she was recognized as a leader in the room and served as team captain in her final two seasons.[3] She obtained a bachelor's degree in finance from the university, and earned National Scholar Athlete honours during her time there.[4]
After graduating with her undergraduate degree, she enrolled at l'Université de Montréal Faculty of Law and earned Juris Doctor in 2012. During her time as a law student, she interned with Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier.[2]
Career
editIn 2016, Castonguay became the first Canadian woman to be certified as a player agent by the NHLPA. Among her notable clients were Canadian national team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and the first overall pick of the 2020 NHL entry draft, Alexis Lafrenière.[5] She was named one of the 25 most powerful women in hockey by Sportsnet in 2020, 2021, and 2022.[6][7][8]
On 24 January 2022, she was hired by the Vancouver Canucks as assistant general manager, becoming the second woman to have that job in the NHL (the first since 1996–97).[9]
References
edit- ^ Rusnak, Jessica (7 April 2019). "Meet Émilie Castonguay, Canada's only female NHLPA-certified hockey agent". CBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b Burnside, Scott (16 December 2019). "Emilie Castonguay blazes a trail as the agent for probable No. 1 pick Alexis Lafreniere". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Allen, Kevin (13 November 2019). "'Born into hockey': Meet Emilie Castonguay, NHL's rare female agent who has top draft prospect as client". USA Today. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Emilie Castonguay". Momentum Hockey. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Sadler, Emily (5 April 2020). "Agent Emilie Castonguay on what separates Alexis Lafrenière from the rest". Sportsnet. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Sadler, Emily (1 March 2020). "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Hockey". Sportsnet. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Sadler, Emily (2021). "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Hockey 2021". Sportsnet. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Sadler, Emily (2022). "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Hockey 2022". Sportsnet. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Gretz, Adam (24 January 2022). "Canucks hire Emilie Castonguay as assistant general manager". NBC Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database